Parents of boy hit by train at pedestrian crossing slam 'distracted by phone' report finding

Evening Standard

The parents of an 11-year-old boy hit by a train at a level crossing have blasted a rail investigation which concluded he was likely to have been distracted by his mobile phone.Jaiden Shehata was walking to school at the Bourneview footpath crossing near Kenley, south London, when he was struck by a Southern train on January 23, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.

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00:00An investigation into 11-year-old Jaden Shahatta's death, which concluded he was distracted by his

00:05phone, has outraged his parents. Back in January, Jaden was hit by a southern train whilst walking

00:10to school at the Bourneville footpath crossing in Kenley. Jaden normally walked to school with

00:14his brother, but on the morning of his death, he decided to go alone. Despite findings by the

00:19Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Jaden's parents claimed their son was killed by neglect

00:23from the railway. The investigation did note that the public footpath which leads to the crossing

00:28was overgrown with vegetation. The family, who used to live only 350 yards from the crossing,

00:33have now relocated to get away from the site of the tragedy. A spokesman from the RAIB

00:38said they will be reaching out to the Shahatta family to address the issues they have raised.

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